ACTUALLY login to remote Win2k boxes

[jong]

Hi all,

I have several Win2k boxes on a LAN that I work with. Instead of
having to physically login to each machine, I'm looking for a way to
login at one computer and maybe run some script or program to
automatically login (and logoff) to all the others as the same user. I
have several GUIs on various machines that I need to monitor, so I
need to be actually logged in to all the machines. So telnet and rsh,
as I understand them, are out of the question.

I've tried Real VNC, but I'd have to open a connection to each machine
and enter in my username and password each time which isn't much
better than going to each machine and doing it locally.

Please help!

Thanks,
jong

 

[Michael Johnston [MSFT]]

Windows XP would allow you to do this via a remote desktop connection. Each machine that you needed access to will need
Windows XP Professional edition. Configure each machine to allow Remote Desktop Connections. Configure a remote
desktop connection for each machine you need to connect to from your desktop machine. In the configuration of the remove
desktop connection specify and save the credentials for the logon. At that point it's a simply one click connection and your on
the remote box.

Thank you,
Mike Johnston
Microsoft Network Support
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[Arend van der Boom]

Hi all,

I have several Win2k boxes on a LAN that I work with. Instead of having
to physically login to each machine, I'm looking for a way to login at
one computer and maybe run some script or program to automatically login
(and logoff) to all the others as the same user. I have several GUIs on
various machines that I need to monitor, so I need to be actually logged
in to all the machines. So telnet and rsh, as I understand them, are out
of the question.

Logging on is logging on, the only thing is that telnet and rsh do not
have is a graphical screen so you can not view any GUI. They can execute
scripts etc..

If you are useing W2k servers you can use the Terminal Service Client in
administration mode
With the TSC you can start a program as you logon.

I've tried Real VNC, but I'd have to open a connection to each machine
and enter in my username and password each time which isn't much better
than going to each machine and doing it locally.

You could try to disable the option Authrequired, then you do not need a
password to logon to a VNC server.
Then you could try 'vncviewer -connect host1 host2 host3' etc.. to log on
to all the desired machines at once.
Don't know if you to use a password and configure all VNC servers with the
same password if 'vncviewer -connect host1 host2 host3' will use the
first enterd password to connect to all the VNC server.

For more information you need to take a look at http://www.realvnc.org

Just my E0.02
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[jong]

Thanks for your reply, Mike.
However switching to XP is not an option for me. Is there no other
way to do this?

Basically I want to run a program on my local machine, and then be
able to walk up to a remote machine and not have to login.

 

[jong]

VNC doesn't really do what I'm looking for. I don't want the remote
desktop on my machine.
I want to be able to run a program locally that would allow me to walk
up to and use a remote machine w/out having to login to Windows.
Sorry for not making this clearer earlier.